Lotta
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given name Charlotta.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Lotta (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Lotta has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 19 |
| 1999 | 18 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | 13 |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 13 |
| 2006 | 16 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 14 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 18 |
| 2013 | 23 |
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 22 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 27 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,486 |
| 2000 | 2,526 |
| 2001 | 2,574 |
| 2002 | 2,625 |
| 2003 | 2,724 |
| 2004 | 2,810 |
| 2005 | 2,821 |
| 2006 | 2,870 |
| 2007 | 2,915 |
| 2008 | 3,037 |
| 2009 | 3,109 |
| 2010 | 3,189 |
| 2011 | 3,254 |
| 2012 | 3,326 |
| 2013 | 3,396 |
| 2014 | 3,455 |
| 2015 | 3,536 |
| 2016 | 3,612 |
| 2017 | 3,691 |
| 2018 | 3,767 |
| 2019 | 3,854 |
| 2020 | 3,948 |
Lotta in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Lotta.Hi! My name is Lotta.
- Lotta ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Lotta called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Lotta i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Lotta this afternoon.
- Lottas mamma är lärare.Lotta's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Lottas mamma is Lotta's mum.
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Questions about Lotta
How do you pronounce Lotta in Swedish?
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What does the name Lotta mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given name Charlotta.
How popular is Lotta in Sweden?
27 babies were named Lotta in 2022. In 2020, 3,948 people in Sweden had Lotta as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2022 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.